The Kingdom of Coridge is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Alys au Valli with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.69 billion Coridgeans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Palaven. The average income tax rate is 98.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Coridgean economy, worth 836 trillion Crowns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 226,799 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military invades any neighboring nation with the gall to criticize its policies, endocrinology is a rapidly growing field of study, artists are pillars of society, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Coridge's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Vulcanism.

Coridge is ranked 27,971^st in the world and 4^th in Anegana for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 5,947.49 on the Gilded Widget Scale.